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The synthesis of knowledge in this groundbreaking work will appeal to practitioners and students alike, and justifies the optimism of its distinguished contributors that psychiatric research is at last in an era in which unprecedented insights will be gained and progress made toward better treatments for fear and anxiety disorders.

This covers the American Journal of Psychiatry from 1844 to 1994.

This work shows how the DSM-IV Primary Care Version works to help diagnose those suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse problems, who are often only seen in the primary care setting. Early diagnosis of sufferers can save impacts on the individual, and broad public health and care costs.

Health Care Reform: A Primer for Psychiatrists is a compilation of resources designed to educate psychiatrists and other mental health professionals about key elements of the reform law. Each article addresses a key question for the organization and financing of mental health and substance abuse care under health care reform.

The rights of the mental disabled are highlighted in the book.

Researchers in schizophrenia are beginning to uncover the secrets that have long puzzled clinicians and scientists alike. Research continues and treatment progresses to improve and stabilize the lives of patients with schizophrenia. "Schizophrenia: From Mind to Molecule" presents a change in the scientific understanding and outlook regarding this devastating disorder. It provides a thorough look at schizophrenia that includes neurobehavioral s...

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This book stands out because it focuses on the "how"--not the "why"--of nursing home care. Of exceptional importance is its detailed discussion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a structured assessment required by both Medicare and Medicaid for all residents of skilled nursing facilities.

This compelling monograph combines--for the first time--the reports from two American Psychiatric Association task forces on quality in psychiatric care, offering a clinical framework for quality measurement that provides sample indicators of quality for health plans, facilities, and systems of care.

Supersedes any prior volume on the connection between psychopathology and personality traits. Compiles the most recent findings from more than 30 internationally recognized experts. Analyzes the association between personality and psychopathology from several interlocking perspectives-descriptive, developmental, etiological, and therapeutic- concluding that the association is strong and important, no matter what angle it is considered from.

Compiled from presentations given at the 2004 American Psychopathological Association (APPA) annual meeting, "Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity Over the Course of Life" reviews the comorbidity of mental and chronic physical syndromes in an epidemiological and life course context, offering fresh insights and identifying crucial clues?gleaned from the overlapping areas or areas of mutual pathogenesis linking disparate realms of knowledge?to th...

The book covers delirium and how to treat it. This is a package of 12.

The book is a compendium of articles from Psychiatric Services and Hospital and Community Psychiatry on family and mental health treatment.

The American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines provide recommendations to help psychiatrists and other physicians make treatment decisions that are supported by the best available evidence. The Pocket Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder provides the essential recommendations from APA's practice guideline on major depressive disorder as well as the DSM-IV-TR criteria for diagnosis of the disorder. T...

The book provides treatment recommendations for bipolar patients, a review of evidence about bipolar disorder, and states research needs

This guideline provides assistance to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who care for patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, Pick's disease and other frontal lobe dementias.

The original task force report, completed in the summer of 1994, reflected the current state of addiction treatment and provided recommendations for improving these services in the future. That monograph is reproduced in this book.

This practice guideline seeks to summarize data and specific forms of treatment regarding the care of patients with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this guideline is to assist the psychiatrist in caring for a patient with HIV/AIDS by reviewing the treatments that patients with HIV/AIDS may need.

Since the APA's last report on tardive dyskinesia in 1979, considerable research has been conducted on the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors associated with the development of late-occurring neuroleptic side effects. This book summarizes the progress made over the last decade in understanding the differential diagnosis and epidemiology of tardive dyskinesia, as well as risk factors, course, and treatment. The reader will benefit from the...

The Psychiatrist's Managed Care Primer arms psychiatrists with the information and tools they need to flourish within the managed care environment while simultaneously delivering quality patient care. This monograph provides an overview of the evolution of this industry, detailed explanations of current managed care models, operations, and anticipated trends, and practical advice on key problem areas. It focuses on the pressing issues of utili...